Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar: Concepts and Practice

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Explore the principles and applications of synthetic aperture radar

This comprehensive guide offers a solid grounding in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) fundamentals and techniques. Written by a remote sensing and signal processing expert, Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar: Concepts and Practice clearly explains data collection, image formation, error correction, and image quality. You will get concise descriptions of commonly used image formation algorithms, including the Range-Doppler Algorithm (RDA) and the Polar Formatting Algorithm (PFA). Continuous wave LFM systems, interferometry, polarimetry, and moving objects are discussed in detail.

Coverage includes:

• Origins of synthetic aperture radar
• Ranging and imaging
• Image formation and image processing tools
• Linear frequency-modulated chirp
• Image formation algorithms for quadrature demodulated data
• Image formation algorithms for dechirped data
• Autofocus
• Image quality and speckle reduction
• Linear frequency-modulated continuous wave systems
• Remote sensing
• Interferometry
• Moving objects in SAR